Automatic hose winder



FeB. 11, 1930. A, B, EDWARDS AUTOMATIC HOSE WINDE Filed April 7, 1927 .s sagen-nut 1 Feb. 11, 1930. A. BgEDwARDs AUToMATl-c HosE WINDER B. EDWARDS 1.7465995 Feb. 11, 1930.

AUTOMATIC HOSE WINDER Filed April '7; 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 ffy@ HW' IIIIIIHIIHIIHI lllllll lil l I l mwa f I l 1 l Z7 /S y Y L I f" 7@ 'I' 75 JQ" l 7J 1 jaaa/2757@ Patented `Feb. 11,4 1936 ALBAH B. EDWARDS,

F ABIIfENV'E, TEXAS AUTOMATIC HOSE WINDEB Application iled April 7,

matic tools and in many other places tooY numerous to mention. f

Heretofore the air has been furnished to motor vehicles by means oi a vertical upright having a long rubber hose attached thereto which when not in use has been coiled around a pin or other support and the Water has been turnished ioy a vertical riser having a rubber hose connection thereto of sucient length to reach an automobile radiator. in practice the hose is hard to handle and it is pulled around at all angles and constantly exposed to the "Weather so that it becomes dirty and lrinlrs and rots causing leaks and requiring repairs and often hangs or lies @5 in the path of traic.

ln the present invention these disadvantages are entirely eliminated by providing new, novel, and useful means for Winding and housing the hose.

'lihe object oi this invention is to provide an automatic hose Winding machine., suitably encased, which Will revolve 360 degrees and which will always lreep the hose coiled Within its casing and which will Wind the hose automatically Within the casing when not in use.

Another object thereoia is to provide a hose Winding machine which iscompact, which is simple in construction, which can be readily and economically manufactured, and 'which operates smoothly and gently and is positive in operation.

Another object thereo'i is to provide a com-v bined Water and air service mounted Within a single casing and which is provided with independent vlinders for both the Water/and air hose, or two of either.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

1927. serial No. 181,656.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification.

Fig. 1 is a vertical section oi the automatic hose winding machine having both air and Water service.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the hose Winding machine which is adapted `fior either air or Water.

' Fig. 3 is a top plan view ot the Winding machine.

Fig. 4 is a modilied form of the hose `Winding machine showing gears operated -bya helical spring :for Winding the hose in the racks. l Y

Fig. `5 is another modiied torni of the hose 'Winder in which the winding means is oper* ated by weights. ,s

Fig. 6 is a detail View ot the pipe connections vvhich provides a tight seal for preventingl the escape oi air or -Water therethrong Fig. 7 is a detail view of a modiried form ot the helical spring winding mechanism.

Like numerals designate lihe parts throughout the entire application. l

Referring to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 2 thereof, 1 designates a plate rigidly mounted on a suitable base 2 by' means or suitable anchors 3. The plate has an openingthrough the center thereof tor receiving e@ a. rlser 4 connected to a supply pipe 5 arranged in the base 2.

y Revolu'bly mounted on the riser is a trame 6 for housing a suitable dat coiled spring 7. The spring has its inner end 8 secured to the pipe 4 in any suitable manner such as a set screw or bolt 9v and its outer end secured to the Harige 10 of the traine 6. These connections are clearly shown in Fig. 3. A bolt or set screw 11 mounted in the'lower ao end of the frame engages an annular groove 12 in the riser 4 to prevent vertical movement of the frame and to aidl in assembling the machine.

The frame 6 has radially extending arms @5 13 connected at the top and bottom thereof to form a reel 13 for supporting the hose 14. This frame 6-is supported at its hase by a journal 15 mounted on the plate. Suitable ball bearings 16 may be mounted between 100 the journal and the frame to allow freer movement o1n the frame.

The plate 1 also supports a casing 17 which completely surrounds the rack by means of "rollers 18 suitably connected to the casing to roll on, the top of the plate. A spring 18l is interposed between the roller 18 and the lug 17 projecting inwardly from the casing to form a cushion for supporting the casing 17. `When the gasket 23 becomes worn during the operation of the Winder the casing will always tend to make a positive seal to prevent lleakage around the washer. The spring 18 provides the necessary adjustability or take-np to resiliently support the casing and keep it in correct horizontal position as well as making an airtight joint about the gasket 23. Rollers 19 may be mounted on the side of he casing to engage the bottom of the plate to maintain the casing in position and to prevent lateral movement thereof.

vThe riser 4 has mounted thereon a member 2O for completing the air connection to the hose 14 as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This member 20 has its lower end reduced as at 21 to tit into an enlarged opening 22 in the riser. The bottom edge of the member rests upon a leather gasket 23 which is supported by the shoulders 24 formed by enlarging the opening in the pipe. The upper end of the member 2() has a U-shaped recess formed therein to receive a ball bearing 25 and the head of a bolt or screw 26 mounted in the top oi the casing. The ball bearing provides easier rotation of the casing.

As part of the weight of the casing is supported by the riser there is a continual downward thrust upon the gasket which is disposed between the ends of the member 20 and the shoulder 24 and forms a tight seal between these two members, as shown in Fig. 6.

The member 20 has an arm 27 formed thereon to which the inner end of a pipe 26 is connected in any suitable manner such as by a union 27', the outer end of the pipe being connected to the hose 14. The arm 25 and the lower end of the member 20 is made hollow to form a passage 28 cooperating with the riser 4 and the pipe 26.

The casing 17 has an opening 29`inthe side thereof through which the hose 14 extends. A ball race 30 is suitably mounted on the side of the casing and around the openin to allow the hose to more easily pass throug the opening, thereby reducing wear at that point to a minimum.

The hose 14 may be provided with a rubber bumper 31 near the outer end thereof to prevent the end of the hose from being pulled inside the casing.

The machine may also be made to provide a combined air and water supply housed in a. single casing as shown in Fig. 1. Where this: double source of supply is housed in the one casing it has been found preferable to provide a pipe 40 extending upwardly through the base 2in which an air line 41 and a water line 42 is arranged. A suitable T or member43 is connected to the pipe 40 through which the water line 42 extends vertically therethrough. Connected to the meml ber 43 is a pipe line 44 for encasing the air line 41 which is connected to the riser 4 arranged in the upper part of the casing 17 yas clearly shown.

A reel 13 is mounted on the riser 4 in the same manner as previously mentioned. The only dierence at this point is that the supply line is connected at the top instead of the bottom and the pipe line 26 inverted to save space. therwise, the construction and arrangement of the parts is the same as previously described.

The water line 42 extends upwardly through the plate 1 and vhas a frame 45 provided with radially extending arms 46 for receiving a spring 47 and a water hose 48 respectively. These parts being made and arranged in the exact same manner as the frame 6 and its cooperating parts, and attached to the riser 4 as hereinbefore explained.

The Water line has a member 49 mounted on the upper end thereof to which a suitable pipe line 50 is connected to the water hose 48.

The upper end of the member 49 has a U-shaped recess 51 on which a lu 52 formed on the member 53 is received. ball bearing 54 is disposed between the bottom of the recess and the lug for completing the same swivel connection previously described relative the member 20.

The member 53 is but a slightmodification o'f the member 20 hereinbefore mentioned and described and this member is clearly shown in Fig. 1.

Connected to the T 43 is a anged journal 55 and through which the water line extends. The plate 1 1s mounted on this journal and rigidly secured thereto by suitable bolts 56. The casing 57 is in all respects the same as the casin 17 except it is made deeper and providedg with two openings 29, therefore 'requiring two ball races 30, instead of one, and has an opening inthe top of the casing to receive the air connection. This air connection also acts as a support for the casingI which revolves about said pipe. The casing is mounted on the late 1 and held in relative position by the ro ers 18 and 19 as previously mentione when describing the device shown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the I combined water and air supply has two automatic hose winders which are operated independently and can be revolved about its vertical axis almost 360 degrees in either direction', as designated by the arrows in Fig. 3.

The double supply machine is incapable of revolving the full 360 degrees dueto theline i 44.-K extending upwardly which would contact with the hose. However, the machine revolves in either direction thereby allowing free access to the vehicle to be served regardless of where it maybe positioned.

If desired a suitable stop (not shown) may be formed on or attached to the casing to engage some fixed part of the machine such as meshes with the gear 62. A helical spring 64 is arranged on the shaft` 61, the lower end of lwhich is :fastened to the shaft and has its upper end disposed in a hole 65 in the upper lug. ln actual ractice it has been iound preferable to ma e the gears have a d to l ratio.

instead oi having lu s 60 extending roru the side oi the casing t e gear 62 may have its shalt 6l extending through the bottom oit the casing and housed in a housing 69. T he spring surrounds the shaft and has one end attached to shattand the other end rigidly securgd to the housing es clearly shown in Fig. l..

lcly this arrangement a sell winding niachine is provided which will operate as will the hat springs shown in Figs. l vand 2 and may he preierred thereover. Where the double supply is desired two such sets of gears and springs are'provided or a combination ol either.

Aflinother modification of the winding device is shown in Fig. 5 in which a. suitable pulley 70 is loosely mounted on a shalt 7l connected to the casing.. The ironie 6 is provided with a windin pulley 7 3 to receive a rope or cable 7d' vvhiel passes over the pulley 76. The inner end or the rneniber 74 is secured to the pulley 73 and the outer end connected to asuitable weight 759 thereby providing another method or operating the niechine. lt is plainlyseen that when the hose is not in use it is wound around the frame 6 and supported by thearms 8a the weights causing the centriiu al action of the frame 6 on its axis, a douh e arrangement oi these parts is provided for the double supply. lt, is understood of course that a suita sage is provided to receive the weight when the hose is unwound suph as a vertical pipe positioned in the ground or the passage may consist of nothing more than a hole 1n the ground.

Where methods are employed to wind the reel other than the flat spring, the reel 13 le pas may be slightly modified by making the same more compact as the additional space required to ouse this ilat spring will not be needed. This arrangementis .c early shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

It is also understood that the hose lines are provided with suitable valves to control the air and water.

The machine may be provided with a suitable light 66.having apart thereof extending through the casing 17 and mounted on the riser 4. Flanges 67 and 68` may be formed on the light to clamp the li ht to the casing. Packing 69 may be place between the flange 68 and the top of the cover to make a water-tight connection at this point.

In certain localities and especially in reezv ing weather means may be required to keep the water lines from freezing and the casing has been designed and space provided therein to receive a heater (not shown). This heater may be an electrical heater in some form, or an ordinary electric light globe may be used which in actual practice has been found sufficient to keep the linesy from freezing..

lo illustrate the advantages'oi the machine herein described the steps of operation will be discussed. lt being assumed that a vehicle is in close vicinity ol the machine and either air or water is required. rllhe oper- I ator or attendant goes over to the machine and grasps the end ol the hose projecting from the machine and Goes towards the vehicle. la he goes towards the vehicle the hose machine swivels on its anis so that the opening through which the hose comes out faces that direction and unwinds by being pulled hy the oneraton The vehicle having been iattendednto the attendant releases the hose and itis automatically wound hy the springs or weights revolving the trame and support within the casing.. The springs or `vnaights having suicient torce to completely Wind the entire hose. lt has heen found, however, that not rnuch tension is yrequired on. the springs as the hose when being pulled out winds the springs 'thereby adding more tension to the springe.

From the ioregoing description it will he seen that a superior hose winding machine lll@ ldd

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has been devised which is readily accessible and which vvas heretofore unlmovrn in the art.

instead oi having the plete redl secured to the base it is also to he nnderstoo that the plate may he made to revolve around a vertical anis; the .casing may be rigidly connected to the plate and revolve therewith or I -the casing may be disconnected and allow both the plate and casing to revolve independently.

0f course, various changes in form, con struction and arrangement of plarts may be made without departing from At e spirit and without sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention and the right is hereby reserved to make all such changes as fairly fall with the scope of the following claims:

I claim: l

1. An automatic winding machine comprising a plate connected to a suitable base, a pipe line extending upwardly through said base, a casing revolubly mounted on said plate and having an opening for the passage of a hose, a riser arranged within said casing and extending through said plate and connected to said pipe, a journal arranged on said plate, ball bearings arranged in said journal, a frame revolubly arranged around said riser and riding on said ball bearings, radially extending arms connected to said frame for supporting a hose, a rotatable member connecting said riser and said hose and a spring arranged in said frame for Winding said hose on said arms.

2. A Winding machine, comprising a revoluble casing having an opening for the passage of a hose, an axially-disposed support for said casing, a frame rotatable on said support, a spring secured to said support and to said frame for rotating said frame, a hose positioned to be coiled about said frame, and means extended outwardly rom the frame and'disposed Within the casing to constitute a reel for said hose.

3. An automatic Winding machine comprising a plate, an upwardly-extending pipe line, a casing revoluble relatively to said plate and having an opening for the passage of a hose, a riser Within said casing and connected to said pipe line, a journal bearing, a hose reel revoluble on said bearing and arranged around said riser, a hose extending through the opening in the casing and adapted to be Wound upon the reel, a member rotatable with said reel and connecting said riser and said hose, and a, spring arranged within the hose reel and acting on the reel for Winding the hose upon the reel.

4. An automatic Winding machine comprising a plate connected to a suitable base,

a pipe line extending upwardly through said base, a casing revolubly mounted on said .plate and having an opening for the passage of a hose, a riser Within the casing extending above the plate and connected to said pipe, a bearing on said plate, a hose reel journaled on said bearing and arranged around said riser, a hose adapted to be Wound upon the reel, a rotatable member connecting said riser and hose, and a spring arranged in said hose reel and connected to the reel for Winding said hose thereon.

5. An automatic winding machine comprising a revoluble casing having an opening for the passage of a hose, a support for the rim of said casing, a pipe line extending to the casing-supporting means, a riser Within the casing connected to said pipe line, a hose reel, means for revolubly mounting the reel about said riser, a spring connected with' said riser and with the hose reel,`and a ball bearing for the casing on said riser.

6. An automatic Winding machine comprisin a plate suitably mounted, a casing revolu ly supported on'the plate and having an opening for the passage of a hose, a pipe ing connected to the frame, means revolubly supporting-the casing on said riser, a support for the riser and means revolubly supporting the casing on said support.

8. An automatic Winding machine comprising a plate, an upwardly extending pipe line, a `casing revoluble relatively to said plate and having an opening for the passage of a hose, a riser Within said easing connected to said pipe, a journal bearing, a hose reel on said bearing and arranged around said riser, a hose extending through the opening in the casing and adapted to be Wound upon the reel, a member rotatable with said reel and connecting said riser and said hose, and means connected to said reel for rotating the Wheel to Wind the hose thereupon.

9. A Winding machine comprising a casing having openings for the passage of hoses, a pair of reels in said casing positioned in vertical axial alignment, a hose for each reel extending through an opening in the casing, shaft members for the reels having passages therein and arranged in axial alignment, a

f connecting member -or each reel rotatable with the reel and having a passage connecting the passage in the shaft member With the hose on the reel, a bearing between said connecting members, and means for rotating the reels independently to Wind their respective hoses thereon.

. ALRAH B. EDWARDS. 

